Today I decided that the ferrets needed some stimulation and enrichment. First, I got a large spill proof ceramic bowel, and put some water in it...they drank a little bit of it and went on playing...then I dropped a few ice cubes in it...Mikey went bobbing for Ice cubes, and dunked his whole head under water...air bubbles blowing out his nose, mouth wide open, circling the dish chasing the unreachable ice cube. He came up for air after a minute, and dove right back in. I figured, hey they liked that...how about this! I got a very large cake pan, and filled the bottom with ice cubes, and added a little bit of water for slippery-ness...oh my gosh I laughed so hard I think I pulled a muscle. Jack comes over to the pan, sniffs it, dips his front paw in it, and jumps back about 2 feet. Not sure what it was, he comes charging after the pan and jumps right in the middle of it. He slips, and falls on his back, and he's surrounded by ice...what does he do? He cocks his head to the right, snatches a piece and dives out of the pan and heads for the hidey hole. Mikey sees the ice....he goes over to it and licks it a little bit, and he did what reminded me of someone walking over hot coals...he just pranced right through it like it was nothing. Buckie snatched up a piece and went off and ate it. Kokie dug in it and flung a few pieces out, and played with the ice. My next trick, I'll try putting some ferretone on the ice and see how they like that :) -val ===== ~*~*~ VALERIE ~*~*~ ,',', __ \ `'`,/ \ ()o=; `'`','`/ . \/ / ( / \" / \(_ \(_ ~*`~*`FERRETS RULE~`*~`* Missing Noodles at the Rainbow Bridge [Posted in FML issue 4234]